Rafael Nadal enters 15th French Open quarters (Image: Twitter)
The 35-year-old Spanish world quantity three will tackle Diego Schwartzman within the quarterfinal tie.
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- Last Updated:June 07, 2021, 23:50 IST
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Rafael Nadal reached the French Open quarter-finals for the 15th time on Monday with a straight units win over Italy’s Jannik Sinner to remain on target for a 14th Roland Garros title and record-setting twenty first Grand Slam.
Third seed Nadal downed 19-year-old Sinner 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 and goes on to face Tenth-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina who he defeated within the semi-finals final yr.
Nadal has now received 104 matches at Roland Garros in opposition to simply two defeats since his 2005 debut whereas Monday’s victory prolonged his run of consecutive units received in Paris to 35.
The 35-year-old Spanish world quantity three is seeded to face Novak Djokovic within the semi-finals.
World primary Djokovic defeated Sinner’s compatriot Lorenzo Musetti who needed to retire within the fifth set having surprised the Serb by taking the primary two.
“I began nicely however was a little bit too defensive. I gave him the possibility to come back contained in the courtroom and play his greatest photographs. That was a mistake,” mentioned Nadal.
“I broke back at 5-4 in the first set and the match changed after that. I played at a great level.”
Nadal had overwhelmed Sinner within the quarter-finals in Paris in 2020 in addition to at this yr’s Italian Open.
Sinner, the 18th seed, led 5-3 within the first set however that was nearly as good because it bought as Nadal raced away with 16 of the final 19 video games.
He hit 31 winners with the Italian claiming simply 10 factors within the third set.
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